Botswana Safari
The ultimate adventure awaits
Botswana can feed your dreams of a fulfilling African wildlife expedition. This country’s terrain and ecological history are so diverse and rich there is something for you to see wherever you go. To maintain the organic experience, many of the game reserves have not allowed commercial development of any kind, and others have only allowed ranges or camps for visitors to stay. When you plan your trip here, you should check your list more than twice because there will be no quick trips to the corner store for the forgotten toothbrush!
Featured Safaris
Kalahari
Okavango
Chobe
Tuli Block
Tsodilo Hills
Moremi
Plan well
You will have to carry extra items with you whenever you travel outside a city’s border in Botswana. Since most safari parks are traversed in a vehicle of some sort, you will have to fill the vehicle’s tank before you leave town. Also fill a couple of extra certified fuel containers to carry with you. You should also carry lots of water, torches, all the food you will eat during your safari, extra wheels, tools and jacks for the car and everything you need for personal hygiene and comfort while you travel.
Be safe
Boil or chemically treat all of your water to safeguard against disease on your safari. Anti-malaria prophylactics should also be taken before, during and for up to four weeks after visiting game reserves because the standing water and animals attract a lot of mosquitoes, which spread this aggressive disease.
In addition, keep in mind:
- The safety precautions given by hosts and guides are serious and can save your life.
- There are few fences to keep potentially dangerous animals away from humans - although attacks are rare, they do happen.
- Walking anywhere alone is dangerous - always go with a trained guide.
- Swimming is not safe unless your guide says so.
- Animals will be startled by loud or unfamiliar noises, or they may lose sight of a meal they have spent a long time tracking, so be quiet while viewing them - and don’t try to attract their attention.
- Smoking is not safe in the wild. Smoldering cigarette or cigar butts can easily ignite the dry bush of Africa.
- Litter can be dangerous to animals.
- Feeding animals makes them dependent and will make them a threat to tourists.
Choose well
It’s unlikely that you’ll be able to see everything you want to see in Botswana, so do your research and know yourself. If you’re a history buff, you might want to see the rock paintings at Tsodilo Hills. If you’re interested in the nation’s first people, you might opt for a tour through the Kalahari led by one of the ancient Bushmen. Birders might prefer a riverboat tour of the Okavango Delta, and those interested in civil development might rather see the farming land of the Tuli Block. Romantics may be drawn to the Chobe National Park where they can see a little of everything, and those searching for a no-frills adventure may choose to spend their time in the Moremi Game Reserve.
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